(21 May 2016, 9:12 pm)Jimmi wrote After last week, I decided to take a break this week with apart from heading to Bishop Auckland on Tuesday to look for a high visibility jacket which we didn't actually need today! Today was my first proper trip out in over a week, the day went fine up until I went on this stupid tour this evening and if so much extra time hadn't been given that what was needed I could have gotten an earlier train but instead I got stuck in Chesterfield for an extra hour because of this and I ain't happy about it.
Thinking of still maybe doing Scarborough tomorrow then having more time out from the hobby for another week or so, sadly The Eden's Leopard isn't going now, so if I do go it will now be on public transport.
I do need to do something though as I am not right at the moment, think I may potentially need to seek some professional help to try and deal with some of my issues, providing I don't get peed about again by getting people who offer me no real help at all.
I find it useful to ask for something outright. Ask if there's any chance of CBT to help you to address your negative thought spirals. If you get told no, ask what can be offered, instead. If you get offered basketweaving or something that seems stupid, ask how effective it is - and ask for numbers. I know it's hard to do, but it's sometimes the only way got get anything more constructive than fobbed off.
Though you can always pee in their pot plants if they continue to be unhelpful. (Tempted to do this after a rather frustrating appointment, last week - even more so when I noticed they were artificial).